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The special relativistic shock tubeThe shock-tube problem has served as a popular test for numerical hydrodynamics codes. The development of relativistic hydrodynamics codes has created a need for a similar test problem in relativistic hydrodynamics. The analytical solution to the special relativistic shock-tube problem is presented here. The relativistic shock-jump conditions and rarefaction solution which make up the shock tube are derived. The Newtonian limit of the calculations is given throughout.
Document ID
19870037272
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Thompson, Kevin W.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Volume: 171
ISSN: 0022-1120
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Accession Number
87A24546
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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